Nelson King vs. Andy Sonnanstine — Career Comparison

Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Sonnanstine
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.26 and 1.414 for Andy Sonnanstine. By the career numbers, Nelson King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson King and Andy Sonnanstine

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.26
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
10.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
10.28
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.32
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
5.71
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
38.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2339
38.96
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
5.65
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.85
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
35.46
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2157
35.93
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Nelson King and Andy Sonnanstine

Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.2
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.93
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.85
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson King and Andy Sonnanstine

Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
95
2035.71
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
2793.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
66.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
75.12
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Andy Sonnanstine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Sonnanstine
Career
Per 600 PA